Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-15
AMONG THE ABORIGINEs.
Bill Nye in the Role of an Ute
Indian Jenkins.


nal Dinner Menu-Points for Society Re-
porters-E Eager TO Make Their Marks.
The following Ute Society gossip Is
full of interest to those who have per-
sonal acquaintance and friends among |
that set / have only just receiyed them.
and hasten TO give them as early as
possible, knowing that the readers of
The World will all feel an interest in
what is going on in and about the res
eryation:
The season at White River will be
unusually gay this winter, and soon there
will be one continuous round of hilari-
ty, indigestion. mirth. collie and social
hatred. Red Horse. the smoke-tanned
horse-fddle maestro, viii play and call
off again this winter for germans, grub
dances and jack-rabbit gorges as usual
The Ouray War Club viii give a
series Of hops in November under its
own auspices. and in December it will
hold two Germans. In going through
these Germans no fayors win be shown
by the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mexican Hairless-D Dog
upon-whom- there-are notifies have
been spending the summer at their de-
llightful home near White River. They
have Just returned for the winter,
beaut fully bronzed by the elements,
and report one OF the most exhilarating
outbreaks they ever were to.
Lop- Ear-Son-of-the-Cyclone received
cablegram last week. on his return
from the warpath, offering him a
princely salary to come to London and
assist in robbing the Deadwood coach.
He says the legitimate drama is certain
ly making wonderful strides. He has
heard the American Opera Company in
Nero" and says that no one who
has lived on the reservation all his life
can have any idea of the strides that
are being made on the stage. He has
not decided whether to accept the offer
or not, but says that if the stage they
are going to rob is the operate stage
he will not assist at any price. He sayi
he knows what it is to suffer for clothes
himself.
The members of the Chipets Canoe
/, ling Club have Just returned from Z
{ summer jaunt, and are in good spirits
They report that good time was had
, and health greatly improved. The clul
s win give sociable and gastric recita
: at its grounds next week. The pro
a ceeds will go towards identifying th
. grounds of the club and promoting
! general good feeling. Each member
. permitted to bring one cash friend.
n Tall Man Who Toys with the Thun
/ derbolts will start tomorrow for til
: home of the Great White Father, q
i Washington. He goes to make treat
Or two and be awed by the surplus i
! the Treasury. He will make as man
: treaties as possible. after which he vii
!. invite the Great White Father to Wis
4 our young and growing reservation
Il enjoy our crude hospitality and cult
o vate the Ute vote.
d A select scalp dance and rur
Is sociable will take place at the foot {
at the gulch at the middle of the preser
a. moon, after which there will be pr,
sentation speech and resolutions of r,
IN spect rendered to the Board of Gu
10 breaks and the Subcommittee Q
y Hostility.
Il. The following will be the menu:
h. Reservation soup. strengthened vii
~ rain-water; condemned sardines. COZ
ar fish balls, fish plates, railroad frog
rs legs, sage hen la Colorow, jerk
MI iack<rabbits. roasting ears la mass
H. ere. hot-house CLANS. rattlesnas e
u tongues la fire-water, prickly pear
fruit of the loom. dried apples al
whiskey. Dancing will be kept !
ia till late hour.
~ The approaching nuptials of Fiy-b
a. Night. a partial widower of Snippei
m daughter of Wipe-Up-the Ground-wit
III HIS Enemies, will be the occasion
quite a tout ensemble and blow-ou
,ul He will marry the surviving membe
M Of the fam " of Wampo-the-Waile
80 that-Wakes-Up-i the Night. He wi
~, ON this occasion. lead to the altar MI
Wampo-the- Wa Ter, &c. her t.
daughters and the hired girl. I
wedding will take place at the residen
tho Of the bride. Invitations are alrea
vas out and parties who have not yet !
asst ceived any, but who would like to
as present and swap tin napkin ring
GET .,,,ara ,,,aal will no invited IL III
ran will leave their address with
TWO groom.
was Crash-of-the-Tempest promint
rec man 4 the tribe. laid large tumor
out our table last week, weighing fC
ned pounds, from which he was remo'
two on Wednesday. So far. this is
she largest tumor that has been brought
ked this summer TO apply on subscripti
APP Call again. Crash.
clan Soiled Charlie and Peek-a-Boo, d.
J in gates of the Ute Nation sent to
was Great White Father at Washingt
9TH returned yesterday from Red Top,
,eeu great tepee of the Pale Chief. 4
est. made great many treaties and b
we're are utterly exhausted. Peek-a-Bo
feet confined to his wigwam by the
the hcination that the air is full of bri
little rcd humble bees with blue tails.
the saws that he does not mind the host
ugh Of the white man. but It is his no
to- tality that makes him tired.
but A full-dress reception and cons
a